Nature''s Flyers - Birds, Insects, and the Biomechanics of Flight

Informationen zum Autor David E. Alexander is an assistant professor in the Department of Entomology at the University of Kansas. Klappentext "Scientifically accurate, up-to-date, and highly accessible, Nature's Flyers will interest not only amateur and professional ornithologists, ecologists, evolutionary biologists, physiologists, and engineers, but also anyone who is curious about the effects of flight on the evolution and diversity of the natural world." -- Biology Digest "Alexander achieves the difficult feat of explaining intrinsically complex phenomena without using mathematical or entomological jargon. As a result, the book is clear, beautifully written, and suitable for people at all levels." -- Physics Today Zusammenfassung With somewhat surprising answers! the author then concludes his study by examining the extent to which natural flight has been inspiring or instructive for the architects of human flight-airplane designers and engineers.

Product details

• Authors: David E Alexander, David E. Alexander, David E. (Assistant Professor Alexander, Alexander David E.
• Assisted by: Steven Vogel (Foreword)
• Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.01.2005
• EAN: 9780801880599
• ISBN: 978-0-8018-8059-9
• No. of pages: 384
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Zoology; SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, Animal Physiology, Zoology and animal sciences, biophysics; bioengineering